How to Install Kdenlive 16.12.2 Video Editor on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

  Kdenlive is an open source video editing software, based on the MLT framework and FFmpeg libraries. We are a small team and are always welcoming new contributors.

Kdenlive 16.12.2 Changelog:
Usability:

•     cdrkit -> cdrtools
•     Middle-click + move now pans title and monitor scene.
•     Re-introduce transparency slider in titler background color.
•     Disable delete tmp folder button if no folder exists.

How to Install ClipGrab 3.6.3 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

     ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.  It converts downloaded videos to MPEG4, MP3 or other formats in just one easy step.

Which sites are supported by ClipGrab?

• YouTube

         YouTube is the most popular video website in the world. This is also why it is the most important site supported by ClipGrab.
Videos can be downloaded in HD (1080p und 720p) as well as in standard definition (480p, 360p and 240p).

How to install GIMP 2.8.20 Available in PPA on Ubuntu 16.10, 16.04, 14.04, 12.04

GIMP 2.8.20 with various bug fixes—the most noticeable one being changes to the weird initial user interface language selection on macOS to make it use the user’s preferred language.
 

Also, for users on the Microsoft Windows platforms, an annoying oscillating switching between different input devices has been fixed, this should make using a tablet more reliable.

GIMP 2.8.20 Changelog:

• Core:
•  Avoid D-Bus error message when built without D-Bus support
•  fix OS X min required conditional in gimpimagewindow.c
•  Saving to existing .xcf.bz and .xcf.gz files didn't truncate them and could lead to unnecessarily large files

How to Install Kodi 17.0 Released on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

   Kodi is a free and open source media player application developed by the XBMC Foundation, a non-profit technology consortium. Kodi is available for multiple operating-systems and hardware platforms, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.

Kodi 17.0 Changelog:

• Added enhancement/improvements to PVR addon API (connection state change handling, asynchronous updates & more)
• Added support for navigation controls between EDL (commercial skipping) during PVR recodings playback

How to Install LibreOffice 5.3.0 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10 via PPA

The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 5.3, one of the most feature-rich releases in the history of the application. The office suite is immediately available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and for the first time also for the private cloud.

LibreOffice 5.3 represents a significant step forward in the evolution of the software: it offers an introduction to new features such as online with collaborative editing, which increase the competitive positioning of the application, and at the same time provides incremental improvements, to make the program more reliable, interoperable and user-friendly.

LibreOffice 5.3.0 Changelog :

• adapt odk/examples to incompatibly changed (unpublished) API
• document is not focused when opening a second window

How to install Sweet Home 3D 5.4 Released on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10 via PPA

   Sweet Home 3D is a free interior design application that helps you draw the plan of your house, arrange furniture on it and visit the results in 3D.  The latest Sweet Home 3D 5.4 was released on January 31, 2017 with various improvements and corrections.

Sweet Home 3D 5.4 Changelog:

•     Set the minimum value of visitor's field of view to 2°.
•     Fixed wrongly displayed rectangular textures when rotated.
•     Fixed a bug that prevented to close the Untitled window after opening a file under Mac OS X.
•     Fixed a bug that applied the resolution scale factor too many times on user interface.

How to install Darktable 2.2.3 on Ubuntu 16.04, 16.10

     Darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

announce the third bugfix release for the 2.2 series of darktable, 2.2.3

Bugfixes:

•     Fix fatal crash when generating preview for medium megapixel count (~16MP) Bayer images
•     Properly subtract black levels: respect the even/odd -ness of the raw crop origin point
•     Collection module: fix a few UI quirks